Anthony Fauci

American immunologist and head of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Anthony Stephen Fauci ( /ˈfi/; born December 24, 1940) is an American immunologist. He worked for the National Institutes of Health of the United States. He was the head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). He became well known in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States for his information about preventing the spread of disease.

Anthony Fauci
Fauci in February 2023
2nd Chief Medical Advisor to the President
In office
January 20, 2021 – December 31, 2023
PresidentJoe Biden
Preceded byRonny Jackson
5th Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
In office
November 2, 1984 – December 31, 2023
DeputyJames Hill
John La Montagne
Hugh Auchincloss
Preceded byRichard M. Krause
Succeeded byHugh Auchincloss
Personal details
Born
Anthony Stephen Fauci

(1940-12-24) December 24, 1940 (age 83)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Spouse(s)
Christine Grady (m. 1985)
Children3
Education
Awards
Scientific career
FieldsImmunology
InstitutionsNational Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

He has been called "the nation’s leading expert on infectious diseases".[1] He is a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force on the 2020 coronavirus pandemic.

On December 4, 2020, newly elected President Joe Biden announced that Fauci would serve as Chief Medical Advisor to the President in the Biden administration.[2]

In August 2022, Fauci announced his retirement from government service.[3] He officially retired on December 31, 2022.

Anthony Fauci has been a principal editor of the medical textbook Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine for many years.

References change

  1. Grady, Denise, "Not His First Epidemic: Dr. Anthony Fauci Sticks to the Facts", The New York Times, March 8, 11, 2020.
  2. Merica, Dan (December 4, 2020). "CNN Exclusive: Biden says he will ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days he's in office". CNN.com. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  3. Stanton, Cady (2022-08-22). "Dr. Anthony Fauci, face of the nation's pandemic health response, to step down in December". USA Today. Retrieved 2022-08-22.